Metanoia (song)

Metanoia (song)
For other uses, see Metanoia (disambiguation).
"Metanoia"
Single by MGMT
Released August 18, 2008
Format 10" etched vinyl
Genre Psychedelic rock, electronica, progressive rock, synthpop
Length 13:49
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Andrew VanWyngarden,
Ben Goldwasser
MGMT singles chronology
"Electric Feel"
(2008)		 "Metanoia"
(2008)		 "Kids"
(2008)

"Metanoia" is the special limited edition single release that was originally a b-side on MGMT's debut CD single "Time to Pretend". It was released August 18, 2008,[1] available in 10" etched vinyl.

"Metanoia" was named "Song of the Day" on September 16, 2008 by Rolling Stone, describing it as a "14-minute opus, which ranges from Donovan-ish acid ballads to interstellar synth-powered dirges to falsetto-laden theater rock."[2]

Contents

Track listing

"10 Vinyl EP
No. Title Length
1. "Metanoia"   13:49
Metanoia Digital Download
No. Title Length
1. "Metanoia"   13:49

Charts

"Metanoia" peaked at #2 on Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart in September 2008.[3]

Cultural References

Psychology

  • Psychologist Carl Jung is the "mystic referee" referred to throughout the song. He is pictured wearing a referee's uniform on the title cover. Metanoia is also a psychoanalytic theory developed by Jung himself.[4]

Religion

  • Religious teacher Swami Satchidananda is also referenced several times throughout the song's entirety.

References

  1. ^ "Metanoia single". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Metanoia-MGMT/dp/B001CSRMM8. Retrieved 2008-09-20. 
  2. ^ "Song of the Day". Rolling Stone. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/rs_sotd/454/song-of-the-day-mgmt-metanoia/. Retrieved 2008-09-20. 
  3. ^ "Hot Singles Sales Chart". Billboard magazine. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=353&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Singles+Sales&ci=3101460&cdi=9993751&cid=09%2F27%2F2008. Retrieved 2008-09-20. 
  4. ^ Carl Jung - Reference Photograph. [1]

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